The Helcim Vlog

Snow and Chaos, Just Another Day In April

VLOG #11 A snowstorm in late April and an unforeseen code change with a bank un...

Apr 23, 2018
Nic Back to the Camera Outside Where it Is Snowing

Helcim Commerce

Secure Your Business With The Helcim Credit C...

Take Full Control Of Your Payments Without The Security Liability Whether you&r...

Apr 22, 2018
Online Security Lock Photo

Helcim Commerce

Reducing Fraudulent Credit Card Transactions ...

Help Better Protect Your Business The Helcim Fraud defender looks at seven tran...

Apr 22, 2018
Digital Global with Connected Fraud Dots

The Helcim Vlog

The Ongoing Challenge of Staying Genuine

VLOG #10 How do you find the balance between being candid and being professiona...

Apr 16, 2018
Nic Back to the Camera In the Helcim Studio

Small Business Tips and Guides

Shipping Considerations for Small Business e...

Shipping is a crucial part of the online shopping experience. The shipping optio...

Apr 13, 2018
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The Helcim Vlog

Tips On How To Get Your First Customer

VLOG #9 In this weekly update, we go over tips on how to get your first custome...

Apr 9, 2018
Nic and Zach taking about social media

Credit Card Processing

Did You Know Recurring Payments Get Lower Cre...

Both Visa and MasterCard Canada have lower interchange rates when transactions a...

Apr 9, 2018
Calendar for Recurring Payments

The Helcim Vlog

Why Helcim Remains a Self-Funded Business

Vlog #8 In this weekly update, we make a passionate argument on why you should ...

Apr 2, 2018
Nic and Jeff Filming the Vlog Outside

Credit Card Processing

Visa and MasterCard Interchange Modifications...

Visa, MasterCard and Discover Card are making changes to the Canadian Interchang...

Apr 1, 2018
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The Helcim Vlog

Our Approach to Building a Great Team

Vlog #7 In this weekly update, a new videographer joins the Helcim team. Follow...

Mar 26, 2018
Nicolas Beique Building a Great Helcim Team

Small Business Tips and Guides

How Not to Get Hacked: 8 Security Steps For Y...

Every day there seems to be a new data leak from the world’s largest compa...

Mar 20, 2018
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The Helcim Vlog

Why Helcim Actually Cares About Its Merchants

VLOG #6 On the very first page of our website, we describe what makes us unique...

Mar 19, 2018
We Love Small Business

The Helcim Vlog

When Life Gives You A Second Chance, Build A ...

Vlog #5 Did you know that Helcim started as an e-commerce shopping cart? It was...

Mar 12, 2018
Weekly Update - Nic on Couch

Credit Card Processing

Bluetooth Credit Card Terminals

Understanding How The Ingenico iWL220 Works The iWL220 is one of the more uniqu...

Mar 10, 2018
Ingenico iWL220 Cover Picture

Merchant Services

Why Do Merchant Accounts Need to Be Approved?

Ever wonder why a payment processor needs to approve your account before you can...

Mar 5, 2018
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The Helcim Vlog

A Day In The Life of Helcim

Vlog #4 Last week we announced that we would be releasing a big feature update ...

Mar 5, 2018
Nic and Jeff behind the scenes

Merchant Services

What is CVV?

You've probably entered the security code on the back of your credit card more t...

Mar 5, 2018
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The Helcim Vlog

Payments+ and Course Corrections | Evolving O...

Vlog #3 The theme of this Weekly Update is course corrections. Over the years...

Feb 26, 2018
Nic Talking at a Conference Table about VirtualStore

Merchant Services

The Best and Worst Practices of Canadian Merc...

Looking for merchant services in Canada? We’ve compiled a list of the best...

Feb 24, 2018
Credit Card Terminal

The Helcim Vlog

In-House vs. Outsourcing, Why We Made Our Cho...

Vlog #2 In this week’s vlog I talk about why we decided to have an in-hou...

Feb 19, 2018
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Merchant Services

How to Use the Helcim Mobile Card Reader to T...

The Helcim Mobile App and Card Reader lets you accept payments from almost any A...

Feb 15, 2018
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The Helcim Vlog

Welcome to the Helcim Weekly Updates

We want to help you grow your business, so we’ll be sharing new videos e...

Feb 12, 2018
Weekly Update

Credit Card Processing

What is a Customer Credit Card Vault? 

What is a Customer Credit Card Vault?  If you accept credit card payments,...

Feb 9, 2018
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Credit Card Processing

What is AVS (Address Verification Service)?

What is AVS? The Address Verification Service is a tool that allows you to chec...

Feb 5, 2018
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Merchant Services

What is Two-Factor Authentication?

Using a password has been the main point of entry for website accounts since the...

Feb 5, 2018
2FA

Helcim Commerce

Scaling Your Business with a Self-Service Cus...

Support teams often experience customer questions and interactions that are quit...

Feb 5, 2018
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Merchant Services

Everything You Need To Know To Start Acceptin...

Being able to accept credit cards is a crucial part of many businesses. However,...

Feb 5, 2018
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Credit Card Processing

3 Misconceptions of AVS (Address Verification...

Before reading this article, I would recommend watching our FYI explaining the a...

Feb 5, 2018
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Credit Card Processing

Credit Card Processing for Lawyers

A quick guide on how your law firm can accept compliant credit card payments. C...

Dec 11, 2017
Lawyer Scale

Case Studies

How City-Wide Towing and Recovery Was Empower...

When Wendy Voelk needed a point-of-sale (POS) system that would allow 40 tow tru...

Dec 8, 2017
City-Wide Tow Truck in Calgary

Merchant Services

Poynt Smart Terminal: The Evolution of the Te...

During the initial release of the Poynt Smart Terminal, the device was dubbed &l...

Nov 16, 2017
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Helcim Commerce

Why Your Retail Business Needs an Online Stor...

The internet has revolutionized how we communicate and find information - and of...

Nov 10, 2017
Retail online busizness

Case Studies

How Chalk Therapy Expanded Their Business By ...

Tara Lee Genge is the owner of Chalk Therapy, a furniture shop that specializes ...

Nov 2, 2017
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Helcim Announcements

Helcim, Reborn

Welcome to the new Helcim. Three years ago, we went on a mission. We decided to...

Nov 2, 2017
Helcim Brand Style

Credit Card Processing

What is Apple Pay?

Apple Pay is a mobile wallet that takes advantage of NFC (Near-Field-Communicati...

Oct 28, 2017
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Merchant Services

MasterCard 2016 Card-Brand Fee Changes

Are the Interchange Rates Changing? No. Fortunately the commitment that Visa an...

Oct 25, 2017
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Helcim Announcements

Canadian Merchants Can Now Accept JCB

As a Canadian merchant who accepts American Express, you can now accept JCB (Jap...

Sep 4, 2017
JCB

Credit Card Processing

Android Pay: What You Need To Know

If you accept customer payments through tap and pay on your retail terminal, you...

Sep 1, 2017
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Payments

Protecting Your Ingenico Terminal From Frauds...

There have been increased incidents of fraudsters abusing credit and debit card ...

Dec 23, 2016
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Merchant Services

Why Interchange Differential Pricing Is Costi...

What is Interchange Differential? Since early 2011, nearly every payment p...

Dec 14, 2016
Interchange Differencial Pricing

Merchant Services

Understanding Qualified, Mid-Qualified & Non-...

What is Tiered Pricing? Tiered pricing (also known as qualified / non-qualified...

Nov 23, 2016
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Credit Card Processing

Canadian Code of Conduct for the Credit and D...

What's the Code of Conduct?  The Code of Conduct came into effect in Augus...

Nov 16, 2016
Canadian Code of Conduct

Helcim Announcements

Easily Add a Donate Button to a Non-Profit Si...

For non-profit organizations, accepting many different types of donations is imp...

Oct 26, 2016
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Credit Card Processing

MasterCard USA Annual Per-Location Fee Starti...

MasterCard Location Fee? MasterCard has recently announced a new annual fee whi...

Oct 24, 2016
Map of Mastercard rates

Credit Card Processing

What is American Express OptBlue?

Accepting American Express Payments American Express cards are accepted in busi...

Oct 13, 2016
AMEX

Merchant Services

The Top 5 Tricks & Misleading Techniques Used...

As you shop around for credit card processing services, you quickly realize that...

Oct 12, 2016
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Merchant Services

Understanding EMV Chip Card Technology

EMV, commonly known as "Chip & PIN" or "Chip & Signature", is a technolo...

Oct 5, 2016
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Payments

What is a Payment Gateway?

We often get asked, "What is a Payment Gateway?" or "How is a payment gatew...

Sep 20, 2016
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Credit Card Processing

What Are Credit Card Pre-Authorizations, Purc...

A credit card authorization is a general term, meaning that a transaction was pr...

Sep 14, 2016
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Merchant Services

Top Tips to Make PCI Compliance Easier

Being Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliant is important for your business. It m...

Sep 12, 2016
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